Goerz Ango
The Goerz Ango is an early-twentieth-century folding plate camera produced by the Berlin optical maker C.P. Goerz. It belongs to the era of strut-folding hand cameras using glass plates, and was sold as a portable field camera before the dominance of roll film.
Sales data for the Ango is extremely thin: a single UK auction hammer result from 2011 records a price of £100, so any sense of current value in 2026 should be treated as indicative rather than established. With only one wholesale saleroom datapoint to draw on, the Ango sells for whatever a specialist collector is willing to pay on the day, and its worth depends heavily on completeness, lens condition and the presence of original plate holders.
Sales History
Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.
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| Dec 2024 | £100 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 166) Title: A C.P. Goerz Ango 12x18cm Plate Camera
Description:
black, body F-G, shutter needs attention, with f/8.8 210mm lens, several plate holders and case, P. |
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| Sep 2023 | £138 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 175) Title: A Goerz Ango Quarter Plate Folding Strut Camera
Description:
1911, black, serial no. 52482, body G-VG, shutter working but worm, bellows VG, ground glass G, with Goerz Dogmar f/4.5 13.5cm lens, optics G-VG, (Qty: 1) |
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| May 2011 | EUR 100 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 19 (Lot AI_19_12777) Title: Goerz Ango
Description:
8x10cm, later type strut-folding camera with focal plane shutter (not working), Newton finder, ground glass screen, Dagor 6.8/13.5cm no.524151 in helicoid focusing mount, in very fine original condition Estimate: EUR 200 - EUR 250 |
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